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Vienna, Jan 8 (DPA) Good news for those who seek to shed their holiday pounds: Researchers announced Thursday in Austria that they have found a way to suppress growth of fat cells.
So far, the method has been used in mice, by unlocking a genetic mechanism. Such a method could eventually help humans, too.
By modifying a [...]
London, Jan 3 (ANI): A new study has found a link between elevated blood-sugar levels and increased risk of cancer.
The finding is worrying, especially in Britian, as an estimated 10.1 million people in the UK have high blood-sugar, thanks to unhealthy diets, reports The Guardian.
According to research in the Public Library of Science Medicine journal, [...]
Toronto, Dec 18 (IANS) There is great news for diabetics. A revolutionary technology is on its way to help them measure blood sugar levels without drawing blood daily.
The diabetes patients may soon be able to wear contact lenses that will continuously alert them to changes in their blood sugar level by changing their colours.
Developed by [...]
London, December 7 (ANI): Scientists in Cambridge have found that genetic alteration can lead to severe obesity in childhood.
According to a study published in Nature, the loss of a key segment of DNA may play an important role in genetic diseases.
Lead researchers Dr Sadaf Farooqi from the University of Cambridge and Dr Matt Hurles from [...]
London, Nov 26 (IANS) Dentists can help identify patients who are likely to die of a heart attack or stroke, says a Swedish study.
The study involved 200 men and women aged over 45 who did not have any known cardiovascular problems.
During a routine visit to their dentists in Boras and Gothenburg in Sweden, they were [...]
Melbourne, Nov 25 (ANI): Forget tedious exercise routine and counting on calories, a simple Alternate-Day diet regime could offer significant health benefits and make you live longer.
The principle behind Alternate-Day diet a.k.a. Intermittent Fasting or The Longevity Diet is eat very little one day and eat whatever you like the next day.his appears to trigger [...]
Washington, Nov 3 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, scientists from University of Maryland have created a novel fruit fly model that could help unravel the genetics of human Type 1 diabetes.
They said that fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, will help unravel what genes [...]
Sydney, Oct 9 (IANS) Anti-oxidants, popularly touted for health promoting benefits, could also bring on early onset of type-2 diabetes, says a new study.
A team of scientists, led by Tony Tiganis, molecular biology professor from the Monash University, has found that molecules known as Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) may play a protective role in the [...]
Washington, Oct 7 (ANI): Although Chinese herbal medicines has been found effective in preventing type 2 diabetes, experts say more research is required to recommend their use.
Scientists have cast doubts on the efficacy of Chinese herbal medicines in preventing type 2 diabetes in high-risk patients.
In China, Korea and Japan herbal pills, teas and powders have [...]
Washington, Oct 6 (ANI): A diet rich in fat could damage muscle health in pre-diabetic teenagers despite any problem in muscle function, says a new study.
Researchers at McMaster University have reported that the health of young adult muscle declines during the pre-diabetic state, which is [...]
Washington, October 2 (ANI): Experts at Queen Mary, University of London, have come up with micrometer-sized capsules that can safely deliver drugs inside living cells, and allow full courses of prescription drugs to be effectively “shrink-wrapped” and buried under the skin or inside the body.
Writing [...]
Sydney, Sep 22 (IANS) Blood sugar control can cut down the risk of heart disease and stroke among diabetic patients by 15 percent, an analysis based on four studies said.
It said that diabetic patients without a history of heart disease derive greater benefits compared to those who have already experienced heart complications.
The analysis was able [...]
New Delhi, Sep.17 (ANI): The treatment of Type 2 diabetic patients, especially those who are obese, is full of challenges.
According to Dr. Vikas Ahluwalia, President of the Diabetes Care Foundation of India, apart from blood sugar levels, there are several other [...]
Washington, Aug 28 (ANI): Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found that a small molecule, earlier found to have anti-fat and anti-cancer abilities, has the potential to put off fat-making genes.
Such action in mice genetically prone to obesity causes the animals to become leaner, they say.
The researchers have also found the molecule to [...]
London, Aug 15 (ANI): A pill that could spell the end of type one diabetes has been created by researchers.
The treatment, which could be available within three years, raises hopes that it will spare sufferers the daily ordeal of injecting insulin to [...]
Washington, August 11 (ANI): Experts at UT Southwestern Medical Center say that the fear about weight gain, which often cause type 2 diabetes patients to resist taking insulin, is largely unfounded.
They suggest that patients and physicians should consider insulin as a front-line defence, as opposed to a treatment of last resort for non-insulin-dependent diabetes.
“We [...]
Washington, (ANI): Dentists can do more than just taking care of your oral health – they can help determine your risk for heart attack, according to a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy.
“Dentists are really proud of their profession and feel no need to encroach upon doctors’ territory,” says senior dental officer and professor Mats [...]
